The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
WHITE W1Nes ON sHINNBcooK.
The Daily Fleet OF C.tbsats that Sails On
to Tlana and then Sails Back Again.

The Daily Fleet OF CatDOats that sails Out
to Tiana AID then Sails Back Again.
Looking out on the broad surface Of Shin
necock Bay toward the eastern end OF Long
Island, on any clear summer morning, IN
idler may SEQ . vision OF white wings well
worth observing. Catboats abound on Shinne-
cock. and there Is not q cove or bluff or
stretch Of beach on three sidos Of the bay that
docs not shelter or support a boarding house
and its attendant catboat. In fact. the cat
boat is as inssparable from the native dweller
on tho enclosed waters Of southern Long Island
as is his canoe from the South Sea islander.
A charming feature OF summer life ON Shin
necock Is the daily custom OF sailing over to
Tiana, on the Great South Beach, where O surf
that would put RockAway or Coney Island to
daily meet t6ore to while away the forenoon in
Csneps q dried oak brsnehss, or init in the sSeitsr
OF the inviting bar. where men, maidens.
matrons. and the children stand up at the bar
~ their fanoiful seaside costumes and enjoy
pop. About the life saving station the boat
can can see toward Qa9gue q Montsuk Point, TIE TIE
shallow waters Of Shinneeock Bay. ~ w
Beach there comes across shinnecock Bay
once da{; weather psrmittiInS aotiiia Of
There are boats Of all sizes, and they come
from every nsviEable cove about the whole
ipe houses sot sail Al about the same hour. for
the bathing beach, where chance aea4aint-
af onR a at Tsns
the beholder finds himself, as II were at the
handle NlS Of lady,s fan, the ioathery sails
east ike tho ri5s Of the fan '1''' NV. N
Boats set SAL from Ouogus Atlanticville.
morninE's sail in q friendly race to the bathing
station, 1t Is moro than friendly race for
those who start late because t h last skipper
shut OF from Its privileges by the earlier birds.
The bay p sixteen miles long and two miles
tTemity Of tho bay have to start early to get
fos IN hour ba.hsrs selssh, in the surf or
IL creamy white suits with Jockey caps or Tam
0shanters to match sit under canopy on the
In KnIckerbockers flannel shirts and worsted
caps. Friends from boarding houses miles
pssienoes s' Of irtaions and q oisnsiVs table
companions and, ill-bred people who some
times get INTO these guiet places to disturb
discomfort can be laid sometimes to the
charge Of one spoiled boy, who may make
whole hopseholds wretched by his pranks and
Towering above the Sandy loWlands two
4E three miles east Of the bathing station is
mariner on the ocean highway may see as he
comes from the Eastern Continent. While the
Shirneeock Light is visible for many miles
around, It IL OF no use TO the summer jewellers
along shore. save as a Landmark for evening
sailing parties. who visit II by nissht In sail
boats. and aing their songs to Its efulgence In
place Of the fair moons
The hour for leaving the bathing beach ID by
hour Than the nsSroW hoard waiE lsadina
from the ocean TO the bay Is crowded with peo-
pie. each party hurrying to be tho first to en-
bark. Voyagers tuck their wet bathing suits
into the lockers and settle themselves In the
seats around the contreboard. AZ the white
wings SAL away one by one tho idler is left on
the deserted pIer, and hears acsOes the water
fainter and flinter snatches OF old soneD and
the merry laughter Of girls.